# Oat mafia emerges in Minnesota's Driftless Region. Can they get any help?

> Minnesota farmers in the Driftless Region have formed an informal group called the 'oat mafia' to grow food-grade oats for human consumption. The coalition now includes over 60 farmers growing about 6,000 acres across southern Minnesota. Lagging grain handling infrastructure could limit the expansion.

- Date: 2024-10-26 · published 2024-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27924-oat-mafia-emerges-in-minnesota-s-driftless-region-can-they-get-any-help
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Growth in food-grade oat acreage is a small shift in demand from feed toward milling, with limited near-term price impact. Infrastructure constraints may cap how quickly supply can grow.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Sources

- startribune.com: https://www.startribune.com/spurred-by-the-oats-mafia-the-familiar-grain-makes-a-comeback-in-minnesota/601170111

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